Eric Catalano fills in the blanks left empty by surgery or accidents.
Mark Bertram, 46, lost the tips of two fingers at work in 2018 when his hand was trapped in a fan belt. After countless___1___and physical therapy (物理疗法), Bertram decided to improve his condition by asking Ee Catalano, a tattoo artist, to create fingernail tattoos.“Plastic surgery gave me no hope." he says. "So I looked for other options." The idea made everyone in the studio laugh-until they___2___the final result. “The tattoos blend in rather than___3___My mood suddenly changed." Catalano___4___.“Like magic, everything turned from___5___to "wow?.”
When Catalano___6___a photo of the tattoos, a pair of fingernails that looked so___7___, no one could believe their eyes. He had no idea the___8___would eventually be viewed by millions of people around the world.
The wide-spread photo pushed Catalano,40, further into the world of paramedical tattooing. Now people with life-changing scars come to visit him. Using flesh-toned inks and a needle, Catalano___9___his customers' view of themselves.
While Catalano charges 100 per regular tattoos, he created paramedical tattoos for free 54.“____10____, it doesn't make sense.” Catalano says. “But every time I see that emotion from my customers, I’m 100 percent sure this is something that I can't stop doing.”
1. A. checkups B. adjustments C. surgeries D. battles
2. A. considered B. confirmed C. denied D. witnessed
3. A. wear away B. come out C. stand out D. go away
4. A. recalls B. argues C. announces D. reminds
5. A. strange B. special C. funny D. curious
6. A. took B. printed C. copied D. posted
7. A. real B. different C. lovely D. ordinary
8. A. comment B. reaction C. creation D. image
9. A. defends B. assesses C. supports D. transforms
10. A. Gradually B. Basically C. Financially D. Consequently
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. D 7. A 8. D 9. D 10. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了46岁的Mark Bertram因为失去了两个指尖，在经过无数的手术和物理治疗后，最后选择了找纹身师Eric Catalano来给自己做指甲纹身。最后纹身非常逼真，纹身的照片也在网上广为流传，越来越多的人带着改变一生的伤疤来找Catalano。
【1题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：经过无数次手术和物理治疗后，Bertram决定让纹身师Eric Catalano为他做指甲纹身，以改善病情。A. checkups检查；B.adjustments调整 ；C. surgeries手术；D. battles战斗。结合后文“and physical therapy”可知失去了指尖，Bertram经过了无数次的手术和物理治疗来恢复。后文“Plastic surgery gave me no hope”也是提示。故选C。
【2题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个想法让工作室里的每个人都笑了，直到他们目睹了最终的结果。A. considered考虑；B. confirmed确认；C. denied拒绝；D. witnessed目击，目睹。根据后文“the final result”可知，指工作室里的人目睹了手指纹身的最终成果，witness符合语境。故选D。
【3题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：纹身融入其中，而不突兀。A. wear away磨损；B.come out出版，发行；C. stand out清晰地显出，突兀；D. go away走开。根据上文“The tattoos blend in rather than”可知纹身和手指相融入，而不突兀，stand out符合语境。故选C。
4题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Catalano回忆道,“就像变魔术一样，一切都从有趣的变成了‘哇’。”。A. recalls回想起；B. argues争论；C. announces宣布；D. reminds提醒。给Bertram纹身发生在过去，因此是在回忆。故选A。
【5题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. strange奇怪的；B. special特别的；C. funny滑稽的，有趣的；D. curious好奇的。根据上文“Like magic, everything turned from”可知，Bertram的这个纹身就像魔术一样，一开始有趣，完成后又令人惊叹。故选C。
【6题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Catalano发布了一张纹身的照片时，一双指甲看起来如此真实，没有人会相信自己的眼睛。A. took带走；B. printed印刷；C. copied复制；D. posted张贴，发布。根据后文“be viewed by millions of people around the world”可知，照片最后被全世界的人看到，可推知是把照片发布到了网上。故选D。
【7题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. real真实的；B. different不同的；C. lovely可爱的；D. ordinary普通的。根据后文“no one could believe their eyes”可知，由于纹身指甲太过真实，令人不敢相信自己的眼睛。故选A。
【8题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他不知道这张照片最终会被全世界数百万人观看。A. comment评论；B.reaction反应；C. creation创造；D.image图像，照片。呼应上文“a photo of the tattoos”指纹身照片。故选D。
【9题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：用肉色的墨水和针，Catalano改变了顾客对自己的看法。A. defends辩护；B. assesses评定；C. supports支持；D. transforms变换，改变。根据后文“his customers’ view of themselves”结合上文这些顾客都是带着疤痕来纹身的，可知Catalano通过自己的技术改变了顾客对自己的看法。故选D。
【10题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Catalano说：“从经济上讲，这毫无意义。”A. Gradually逐渐地；B. Basically基本上；C. Financially财政上；D. Consequently因此。结合上文可知，Catalano的辅助医疗纹身收费比其他普通纹身收费便宜很多，因此从经济上来说，这一做法对他本人的收入并没有太大意义。故选C。
